|Album title|Format|Year|Original label|Chart positions|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Distant Plastic Trees|LP|1991|Red Flame|—|
|The Wayward Bus|LP|1992|PoPuP|—|
|The House of Tomorrow|EP|1992|Feel Good All Over|—|
|The Charm of the Highway Strip|LP|1994|Merge Records|—|
|Holiday|LP|1994|Feel Good All Over|—|
|Get Lost|LP|1995|Merge Records|—|
|69 Love Songs|LP|1999|Merge Records|—|
|i|LP|2004|Nonesuch Records|#152 (Billboard 200)|
|Distortion|LP|2008|Nonesuch Records|#77 (Billboard 200)|
|Realism|LP|2010|Nonesuch Records|#110 (Billboard 200)|
|Love at the Bottom of the Sea|LP|2012|Merge Records|#89 (Billboard 200)|

Question: how many years after 1999 did merge records release their next album?
Answer: 5